Judge Sentences Man For Repeated Domestic Assaults, Witness Intimidation

June 11, 2025

Anthony Ortiz. Credit: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office

A man was sentenced Tuesday to state prison for repeatedly assaulting his girlfriend and attempting to intimidate her into not testifying.

Anthony Ortiz, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced by Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr to nearly 4 1/2 to 13 years. Corr imposed a sentence within the aggravated range of sentencing guidelines. In addition to the prison term, Ortiz was ordered to undergo domestic violence supervision, have no contact with the victims, and complete a mental health evaluation.

Ortiz was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to strangulation, intimidation of witnesses, unlawful restraint, simple assault, harassment and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

The charges stemmed from three domestic assaults that occurred in June, July and August 2024.

On June 29, 2024, Falls Township police responded to a domestic assault where Ortiz was found assaulting his girlfriend and her juvenile son.

The girlfriend sustained bruising to her eye and face, along with a lump on her head, while the boy suffered scratches and abrasions when intervening, authorities said.

In a separate incident on July 21, 2024, in Bensalem Township, Ortiz struck his girlfriend twice in the face and prevented her from exiting a vehicle and a Wawa, as captured by surveillance video, authorities said.

On August 25, 2024, Falls Township officers were dispatched to another incident where Ortiz attacked his girlfriend in a car while driving to work.

During this assault, he punched, slapped, choked her and repeatedly stabbed her with a vape pen, causing extensive bruising and visible marks on her throat. The assaults stemmed from Ortiz accusing the victim of infidelity, authorities said.

According to prosecutors, Ortiz repeatedly contacted the victim prior to preliminary hearings in September 2024 and pressured her not to appear or testify.

Ortiz sent messages instructing her to tell authorities she “didn’t want to press charges in the first place,” and urged her to “stand your ground and tell them … I’m not taking no stand, I’m not testifying, like nothing, I’m not doing none of that.”